Van Den Bossche

Regional Brewery in Sint-Lievens-Esse, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 1897

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Sint-Lievensplein 16, Sint-Lievens-Esse, 9550, Belgium
Description
Arthur Van den Bossche founded the brewery in 1897. After his death in 1925, Elenora Callebaut, Arthur's wife and daughter of the Callebaut brewers and chocolatiers family, continued the brewery. In 1935 Willy and Mark Van den Bossche, the 2nd generation, take the helm and further expand the brewery. Ignace son of Mark Van den Bossche, 3rd generation, becomes active in the brewery in 1976. In 2015 Bruno Van den Bossche takes over the brewery from his father. The 4th generation is now taking the lead.

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8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught @ De Penge, Turnhout. Clear golden color, full sized thick lightly creamy white head that lasts for a long time. Aroma is malts, lightly spicy, lightly yeast, lightly fruity. Taste malts, some fruityness, lightly yeast, a touch of spices, subtly bitter. Very refreshing blonde. Medium body and carbonation. A very nice blonde.
Tried on 17 Apr 2014 at 07:07

8/10
Tried on 14 Apr 2014 at 22:48

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 330 ml from Bières Cultes, Paris. Pours orange with off-white head. Sweet fruity aroma. Yeasty and fruity sweet flavor.
Tried from Bottle from Bières Cultes - Rue des Halles on 12 Apr 2014 at 02:29

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at home ... deep brown ... thin tan head ... dark roast ... big berry fruits ... light berry roast ... over fizzy ... dark maltds ... soft fruits
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 12:09

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Hazy greyish yellow. Moderate aroma. Some lime and banana in aroma and taste, balanced with hop bitterness. Quite dry.
Tried on 05 Apr 2014 at 11:17

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Shared 330 ml bottle, probably from Voldby Købmandsgaard, at local tasting, as Buffalo Bitter Belgian Ale. Pale golden colour, moderate white head. Very nice aroma, hints of fruits, herbs, gewürztraminer, almond chocolates and almonds. Fresh and herbal flavour, very enjoyable. Not as sweet as I expected from a Belgian ale. Would certainly buy again.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2014 at 11:09

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
0,33 flaske ombord på Fridtjofen april-14: aroma minner om Anton Berg aprikos i blomme med en passelig bitterhet. Fruktig, litt krydret og god med fin karbonering. Interessant kombinasjon av tradisjonell belgisk sødme og tørr bitterhet.
Tried on 05 Apr 2014 at 11:08

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Flaska från Belgoklubben. Mörkt rubinbrun med högt skum. Dofter av bär, karamellkola och lite metall. Lite oväntad smak där gammalt dammigt bibliotek dyker upp i associationerna. Torr komplex smak. Liten besvikelse i munkänsla och kort eftersmak.
Tried on 04 Apr 2014 at 08:55

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Trübes dunkelbraunes Bier mit schöner Schaumkrone. Geruch malzig süß, überreife Früchte, hefig, würzig. Geschmack malzig fruchtig, reife Früchte, leicht alkoholisch, würzig.
Tried on 02 Apr 2014 at 11:17

7/10
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Tried on 22 Mar 2014 at 19:51